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v UNITED STATES PATENT GEORGE LAYNG, OF VORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS,ASSIGNOR TO SILAS NV. A.

GODDARD, OF SAME PLACE.

YARN- SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 92,428, datedJanuaiyV 22, 1864.

t '"Application filed March26, 1883. (No model.) V I 1'" o @ZZ whom itmay concern,.- l Be it known that I, GEORGE LAYNG, `of Worcester, in thecounty of Worcester' and VState of Massachusetts, have invented. certainnew and useful Improvements in Yarn-Reels;

and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and. use; the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a yarnreel provided withmy improvement. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same. Fig.'3is a detail view of one of the bars of the reel, and Fig. 4 is across-section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to yarn-reels;

and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts ofthe longitudinal bars forming the reel, as hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates a yarn-reel, whichmay be of any desired construction; and B, the bars forming thecircumference of the reel. These bars are preferably made of wood, and aflat metallic bar, C, is fastened to one of the sides of each of thebars B, and raised a short distance out from the side of the bar bymeans of blocks D, of somewhat less width than the metallic b ar, andthe screws E, which secure the metallic bars to the wooden bars, passthrough these blocks into the wood, securing the blocks at the sametime. Aseries of metallic slides, F, having downward and inward bentedges G, slide upon these bars, and are adjustably secured upon them bymeans of thumb-screws H, which pass through the middle iiat portion,I,of the slides, While the blocks D, beingas much na-rrowerthan themetallic bars as the width of the inward-bent edges G, allow the slidesto be slid upon the bars the full length of the same. The outward-facingedges of these plates are provided with sockets J, extending nearly upto the outer edges of the wooden bars, and bent metallic `pins or rodstheir bent ends pointing in any desired direc- K are inserted into thesesockets. The inner ends of these pins are split, as shown at L, andspread somewhat apart,so that the springi-` ness of the metal will causethe split ends to bear against the sides of the sockets, keeping thepins in whatever position they are placed in the same. These pins serveto separate the several hanks or skeins of yarn wound upon the reel, thepins being slightly bent at their outer ends, so as to allow the yarn toslide down into its .place when striking the pin while it is beingwound. A gage or scale, M, is cut into or marked upon the outer surfaceof the metallic bars, so that all the pins may be adjusted upon the barsat equal distances and in a perfect line, thus avoiding the trouble 6common in reels of the usual construction, in

which the pins are inserted in a series of holes in the outer sides ofthe wooden bars, of the yarn slipping over the pins into another hankwhile winding it, if the pins should be slightly out of the true line.By having this scale the pins may also be accurately adjusted to theirdesired relative distances, according to the yarn or number of strandsrequired. In this manner it will be seen that the pins may be eX-actlyadj usted by their slides to any number and size of hanks desired,each row of pins around the reel standing in a true line, and that thepins may be adjusted in their sockets with 8o tion by the springiness orelasticity of their split ends.

Havingthus described my invention, Iclaim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- 8- 1. The combination of alongitudinal reelbar with a metallic bar secured upon the side of thereel-bar, blocks fastened upon the side of the reel-bar and raising themetallic bar from the same, and slides having inwardlybentclamping-edges, securing thumb-screws, andl hank-separating pins, as andfor the purpose shown and set forth.

2. The combination of a longitudinal reelbar with a metallic barfastened to and raised 4from the side of the reel-bar, slides havingsockets in their outer ends,

and clamping-edges, securing thumb-screws,

and hanksepa'rating pins, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

3. The combination of a longitudinal reelbar with a metallic bar securedto the side of the same, adjustable slides having sockets at their outerends, and bent hank-separating pins having inner split and spread ends7as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

4. The combination of a longitudinal reclbar with a metallic bar securedto the side of said bar, slides having sockets in their outer ends, andbent clamping edges, securing thumb-screws, and bent bank-separatingpins having split and spread ends, as and for the D purpose shown andset forth.

5. rlhe combination of a longitudinal reelbar with a metallic barfastened upon its side and having a gage marked upon it, blocks securedbetween the reel-bar and the metallic bar, slides having sockets attheir ends, and bent clamping-edges, securing thumb-screws, andhank-separating pins having split and spread ends, as and for thepurpose shown andset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE LAYN G.

W'itnesses: HENRY E. HILL, J. HENRY HILL.

